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Sun, April 5, 2020 | 13:27

Photographer challenges people's obsession with refined 'selfies'

Photographer challenges people's obsession with refined 'selfies'

For Jo Yong-jae, who has been taking various photos of people ranging from celebrities for commercial purposes to ordinary people for special occasions, the most fulfilling moment as a professional photographer is when seeing people change their social networking service (SNS) profile photos to those taken by him. Living in Paris from 2003 to 2015 before coming back to Korea,...

Jung Da-min | 2020-04-01 11:47

Young women are easy prey for Shincheonji

Young women are easy prey for Shincheonji

The worst seems to be over. After the months-long nightmare of the coronavirus outbreak, Korea has successfully flattened the infection curve. As of Tuesday afternoon, 9,786 people were confirmed to have been infected with the virus, with 162 deaths. The fatality rate rose slightly from less than 1 percent in the early stages, but this is still lower than that of many other c...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2020-03-31 15:58

Deaths outnumber births in January

Deaths outnumber births in January

Korea reported more deaths than births for the third consecutive month in January. According to Statistics Korea Wednesday, 28,471 people died last month, up 4 percent from a year earlier. Meanwhile, the number of newborns decreased 11.6 percent to 26,818. The trend of more deaths than births started in November, with the government running out of policy ideas and - now with ...

Jung Min-ho | 2020-03-26 13:25

Managing fears crucial in Korea's COVID-19 fight

Managing fears crucial in Korea's COVID-19 fight

In a video posted on his YouTube channel on March 5, Korean American doctor Charles Cho demonstrated how to make a homemade face shield that can protect users from becoming infected with the coronavirus.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2020-03-19 10:18

Reading declines among Korean adults: poll

Reading declines among Korean adults: poll

South Korean adults reduced their reading volume last year, but their children greatly increased the amount of time spent with books, a survey said Saturday. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's latest survey on the reading habits of South Koreans, adults read an annual average of 7.5 books in 2019, marking a decline of 1.9 books from 9.4 read in 2017.

2020-03-14 16:56

Homemade 'dalgona' latte goes viral amid epidemic

Homemade 'dalgona' latte goes viral amid epidemic

Amid the spread of COVID-19 and the social distancing campaign in Korea, many people are choosing to stay at home and work from home.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2020-03-10 19:41

'The worst may be over'

'The worst may be over'

People of the southeastern city of Daegu were panicking until recently as their city suddenly made the headlines for several weeks since mid February when the nation's 31st coronavirus case was confirmed and became the prelude to an unprecedented public health crisis there.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2020-03-08 15:47

Cruelty-free cosmetics gain attention

Cruelty-free cosmetics gain attention

Veganism has become a buzzword in the local cosmetics industry as the increased focus on animal rights has impacted the market. A 32-year-old office worker who asked to be identified only with her surname Kang recently made a change to her beauty routine - she replaced her old cosmetics with products that had not been tested on animals.

Park Ji-won | 2020-03-05 09:26

Coronavirus, public pressure force churches to shut down Sundays

Coronavirus, public pressure force churches to shut down Sundays

Culture Minister Park Yang-woo met the leaders of United Christian Churches of Korea (UCCK), an association of Protestant church denominations, Tuesday, amid fears of the continuing spread of the new coronavirus here. Park asked the church leaders to voluntarily join a campaign to halt mass public gatherings in a bid to help contain the virus. “We are at a crossroads, when it...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2020-03-04 15:51

Panicked shoppers queue up for face masks

Panicked shoppers queue up for face masks

On Saturday, when I entered the fenced site that houses two grocery stores - Hanaro Mart, one of the biggest grocery stores in my city, Gimpo, and the aptly named Local Food store, I was struck by a surprising scene. People had formed a long line near the front gate of Hanaro Mart.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2020-03-02 15:30

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